Will Evans (comedian)

For other people named Will Evans, see Will Evans (disambiguation).

Will Evans
profile photo of clean-shaven youngish white man, with lightish coloured hair
Evans in 1912
Born
William Edward Evans

(1866-05-29)29 May 1866
London, England
Died11 April 1931(1931-04-11) (aged 64)
London, England
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, playwright
Years active1881–1931

William Edward Evans (29 May 1866 – 11 April 1931) was an English actor, comedian and playwright. He was well known as a performer in music halls and silent comedy films, and appeared in West End musical shows. As a writer his biggest success was the farce Tons of Money which opened in 1922 and ran for more than 700 performances.